CROSSWORDS

January 2021 Crossword - Compiled by Jeannie Hollands

Across

1 River now in Iraq (9)

6 Derby racecourse (5)

9 Archbishop of Canterbury burnt at the stake in 1556 (7)

10 Morally correct (7)

11 ‘-- -- -- on high’, (carol) (4,4,7)

12 Bird of peace (4)

14 Crowning ceremony (10)

16 Henry --, poet (10)

17 Church seats (4)

20 Village in West Sussex with a public school (7,8)

22 Name said by Mary to Jesus meaning master (7)

23 Middle Easterner (7)

24 Occurrence (5)

25 Ursa Major (5,4)

Down

1 Enciphered (7)

2 ‘Born a King on Bethlehem’s --’, (carol) (5)

3 Cure (6)

4 Emotional or hysterical religious activity (7,8)

5 Old railway engine (5,10)

6 Heavenly (8)

7 Ritual killing (9)

8 Old name for one from Kuala Lumpur (7)

13 Worthy of reverence (9)

15 Branch (8)

16 Swiss town and lake (7)

18 Military officer (7)

19 Soul (6)

21 Topic (5)

January 2021 Cryptic Crossword - Compiled by Peter Chamberlain

Across

1 Holy place can and must be changed (7)

5 Old king on his own one day (7)

9 Lecherous man sees another ancient king (7)

10 Having a homely appearance having dwelt at home (5-2)

11 Stocking up time (9)

12 Netting eventually to include hint of colour (5)

13 East African from Northern Ireland set (5)

15 Short demonstration about artist taking it out of the city in government (9)

17 Bumpy way to get engine going (4-5)

19 A rash distraught lady (5)

22 Prophet a water-carrier first (5)

23 Approach another youth leader taken in by old books (9)

25 Clergyman upset mere variety artist (7)

26 Revile, about to give in at hospital (7)

27 I will take tons in jump from peak (7)

28 Youth about to make a mistake with large dish (7)

Down

1 Arab nurse went round a vehicle on the way up (7)

2 Figure unfeeling for the most part, real problem (7)

3 Tenor enquires about jobs (5)

4 Service loosely aimed for popular channels (4,5)

5 Man 19 across is upsetting (5)

6 Tribe is cut from OT book (9)

7 Mary, mother’s girl (7)

8 Sisters are kept in order here (7)

14 Will be part of Bible (9)

16 Way first for churchgoer (9)

17 First person in France placing eggs between rugby posts for Hebrew God (7)

18 Fog on 24 down and a lake or wind (7)

20 Salesman on part of roof found lizard (7)

21 One does not believe he has most of the capital (7)

23 Aweigh, inscription follows after a time (5)

24 Motorist did not start at waterway (5)

There is no prize draw this month and the Crosswords are just for fun.

Solution to December 2020 Crossword

ACROSS: 1 Solemn; 4 Stocking; 10 Enactment; 11 Cards; 12 Heaven-born; 13 Asia; !5 Regimen; 17 Desire; 19 Realms; 21 Placebo; 23 Late; 24 Reverently; 27 Venue; 28 Hoi polloi; 29 Nestling; 30 Odense.

DOWN: 1 Shepherd; 2 Lhasa; 3 Mother mild; 5 Tutored; 6 Cock; 7 In reserve; 8 Gaspar; 9 Reuben; 14 Escape road; 16 Greetings; 18 Holy tide; 20 Stephen; 21 Prefix; 22 Cloven; 25 Talon; 26 Bell.

Solution to December 2020 Cryptic Crossword

ACROSS: 1 Blessed; 5 Father’s; 9 ‘A Christmas Carol’; 10 Piquet; 11 Tiara; 14 Exodus; 15 Hail thou; 18 Oenology; 19 Evened; 21 South; 23 Gloria; 26 ‘Royal David’s City’; 27 Winter’s; 28 Mankind.

DOWN: 1 Boaz; 2 Echo; 3 Spiritual; 4 Detour; 5 Feast-day; 6 Tacit; 7 Earbashing; 8 Salmagundi; 12 Bed of straw; 13 John Bunyan; 16 Live in sin; 17 Egg glass; 20 Podium; 22 Halve; 24 Wi-Fi; 25 Dyed.

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